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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Capturing a Catty.

One day l was eaIin' Of nay dinner
when I seed big black water snake
swimming along right ap to'ar,is me, and
! just throwed him a piece Of breai.
thinking L would skeer him away. but
be just grabbed it and went under, and
pretty soon he come up again Idropped
him naif biscuit, and he Jest masle
away with that too. Arter while he
came back agin with another snake a.
big a. he Was Well, I divided my din
ner again With the snakes and on they
went with it. and by and By the same
two snakes come back, bringing about 10
or 20 more with them. didn't have 10
more grub, and they jist played around
the rock tame as chickens. never
thought much more about It till went
down 10 the rock agin and commenced
fishing. and the first thing kn0wed thar
was them snakes come playing around
agin. Ia pitch down bread TO EN-, and
they'd scramble for it like minnows arter
crumbs.
Ny grub give out again, and they all
left but the big old fellow and ne crawl
Ell up on the rock and curled hisself
around, and land dar right by me, jist ike
he had sOrter took up wild me. By and
by felt jerk and knowed I'd hung a
eat, kase the water was muddy and was
fishing wild worms / give a right smart
pull. and my line broke jist above the
cork. which was bobbin' under and out
at sieh a lively gate that knowed thar
was big one on my hook. / reached
out TO the cork, and was trying % git the
line below it wrapped around the tip Of
my pole 50 could save my fish, when all
at once De snake peered 70 git skeered
and darted off the rock but he went
straight TO the cork, and fore I knowed
what was up, be wrapped his tail round
de line below the cork and grabbed de
end Of my pole with his mouth.
Well, I pulled and pulled till
thought that snake would pull in two
but he only stretched little, and when
! got that l0-pound eat out and landed
him on the bank, the snake jist let 90
with both ends and went on back in the
water jist ike nothing had ever happen
ed. You needn't tell me nothin' about
it--snakes il got sense"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Not According to HoyIe.

They have been telling good story
about very able and dsvout Theological
STUDENT in Lewistown who is skillful in
debate and logical in argument. He was
making a plea in prayer meeting in one
Of the Lewistown churches few weeks
ago in support Of his view ola theologic-
al point, and was enforcing It vigorously
AMI by copious argument He bad pre-
sented the opposite side of the argument
and was demolishing it, 1t is not prob
able or possible said he. a It Is not
likely, or in the bounds of common sense.
The national laws forbid it, 1t IS not
true and according TO Hoyie." Thestory
stops here, but the speaker didn't. Fur
therrnore, he didn't seem To appreciate
the quiet smile Of satisfaction that went
the round Of the elder OF the disputanss,
who possibly used to be acquainted in
their youthfuI days with the gentleman
named
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Heating Cars by Electricity.

4 heater for warming cars by electricity
has been patented There is a plate Of
ire clay through which run WIS; the
connecting wire acting heats this plate,
and there you have it. For surface ears
of the size of New York street ears the
plates are y teet long, s inches wide and
l inch thick. In the experiments al
ready made two of these heaters have
been used in each car. and it il found
that in half hour after the current be-
gan passing the plates were giving out
sufficient heat, and had attained tenn
perature of ls0 1t is also found that the
amount of current required for this pur-
pose is almost Insignificant and would
cost nothing compared to the expense Of
stoves
The electric ear, when complete, viii
therefore be run, heated and lighted from
the same current. As the use of electric
ity, taken from storage batteries for light
ing purposes, is now becoming general
on palace cars, and is soon to be introdHc-
ed on the Pennsylvania Railroad on
most of the trains it viii be impossible
that the same supply viii be used for
heating purposes.
According to the experiments made, the
heater viii remain at an effective temper
ature for nearly 20 minutes after the eur
rent has been drawn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
How a Partridge "Drums."

When | first came to Canada. / found
there were various opinions a. TO the
method Of making the sound. One man.
who read great deal but rarely went IN
10 the woods. said that the sound WIS
produced by the birds voice someof the
hunters told me that the bird struck its
wings on the log, and Others declared
that it struck them together over it, back.
did not give much heed 70 the book
mans explanation. for all the woodmen
laughed at it. soon learned 10 discred-
it also the idea that the bird thumpesl the
log with its wings, because, whether it
stood on a stump OF a stone. or a rotten
log or solid timber, the sound was always
tke same. Lastly did not believe that
the wings were struck together, because
when a pigeon or a rooster strikes It's
WINS together. the sound Is always a
sharp crack At length. after watching
the bird carefully, came 10 the conclu-
sion that it drums by beating the air
only.
II is not an easy matter % yet sight Of
a partridge when ne Is drumming, but
managed to do It by crawling on nv
hands and knees toward the bird, lying
still while be was quiet, and only moving
forward when he renewed his noisy
courtship.-for il il 70 WOO and win his
mate that Sir Ruffed Grouse indulges in
these musical exercises In this way I
contTived 10 coms within twenty feet
with0utalarming him. Through theaider
thieket ] could just see his shapely form
strutting about ike a turkey cock then,
for a moment he stood upright, with his
feathers lying close. Suddenly bis wings
flashed, and at the same moment heard
the loud thump. Then, for few seconds
he stood looking about a. though nothing
had happened but presently came asec-
ond fash and thump, and others rapidly
followed at lessening intervals. until az
last the serenade rolled away ike the gal
Looping Of horses or the rumbling Of dis-
rant tnunder-S Nickoi,ts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Pats Joke.

\ strange report comes to Us from the
west. While we do not vouch for the
truth of it, We viii tell the story as our
reporter gave it to US
4 rich man died and was buried, and
for fear of the body being stolen an
Irishman was hired TO watch the grave
Pat, after watching faithfully for awhile.
one dark night erawled 70 the fence.
made himself comfortable, and soon en-
tered dreanland. In the meantime u
couple Of ghouls were wide awake. It
80 happened in hitehing their horses it
was to the fence near where Patrick was
sleeping. The robbers hastened to the
grave, exhumed the corpse, thrust it in
the bag and put it in the wagon, then
went back to fill up the grave. Pat'snap
was ended by this time. and thinking %
have some fun took the corpse out of the
bag, hid it, and carefully put himself in
the bag. The grave robbers after filling
up the grave got in their wagon and
drove off After driving short distance
one of them happened to put his hand
ON the bag and was greatly shocked, re-
marking to his pal, Why, the corpse is
warm Pats time had now come, and
in sepulchral voice he said. q Begorrah,
you would be warrum too, if You had
been in hell as lonenas have" You may
Judge of the CONSERVATION. Both men
jumped from the WAGON and fled to parts
unknown. and have not been heard fr I'M
since. Pat is now richer by fine span
of horses and wagon, and enjoys telling
the story to all who will listen
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
A Thief Caught.

Quaker was returning home one
evening on a particularly tire horse,
when he was stopped by man with his
flce blackened, mounted on a nag whose
ribs, bones and joints one could count
through its skin; but not its teeth, for
those had disappeared, not through eat
ing hay, but ehafI
Holy man, said the new conner, my
horse, which can vet dimly remember
the landing Of julius Caesar, stands sore
" in need Of such attention as yours ap-
pears 70 enjoy. II YOU Ike, Wen ex-
change You have no pistol, and I
have
The Quaker considered What's to be
done2 At any rate have a second horse
at home, not a second life. SO they ex-
changed, and the robber quietly rode off
downward with the Cuaker's horse. The
Quaker, however, led the robbers starved
beast by the bride, and upon arriving
at town, threw the reins upon It's back,
saying
Lead the way, thou bag of bones I;
thou canst better find thy masters stable
than |. -
He followed the horse up street and
down TILL it stopped at a stable door and
would 90 no further The Quaker enter
ed the house and found the thief just
rubbing the SCOT from MS face with an
old stocking
~Lo thou hast got home, friend, said
the Quaker, and if thou hast no objec-
ton we viii amend our exchange, for il
was not lawfully made. Give me back
my own horse thine is now at the
door"
The rascal, seeing he was outwitted,
had no choice but 70 deliver up the sto-
len horse.-Good Cher.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
A Discovery.


Jlhn Wilson and James Campbell, of
Portland. Maine. are inseparabIe friends.
Both have pruspered in business and
both determined to 90 abroad for vaea-
tion last summer, and so they went to-
gether. Wilson IS more man Of the
world than Campbell. enjoys the good
things Of this l.fe and is willing to pay
for them; but II is one Of the cardinal
principles Of Campbelrs life to haggle
over prices and screw the last cent out of
every one he deals with. His friend
knowing his habit and having expert
eneed the discomforts it caused, made an
agreement with him before they started
that they should share the expenses but
that Campbell should not in any case
grumble at price that he, Wilson did
not complain Of. the penalty being that
if he did he should pay the whole bill
himself
This arrangement worked admira-
bIy Campbell sometimes WINGED at the
prices they had to pay, but simply re-
minded from Wilson, closed his mouth
Their journey extended as far east as the
Holy Land and they had to put up with
impositions that al travellers there suffer
At length they reached the sea Of Cali
lee and, of course, wished TO take a sail
upon the waters Half dozen boatmen
were elamorous for their patronage, but
the prices charged by all were exorbit-
ant, the most reasonable demanding a
sum equal to five dollars for an hour.
Campbell held IN as long as he could,
and then burst out in indignant protest
against the extortion. Wilson reminded
him of their bargain After a brief ST.
Ience Campbell delivered this parting
shot
Well, understand now why the "a
vior walked over this SEA.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
also rose and followed him, and when he
got outside thedoor said, in voice which
was almost inarticuIate with anger:

also rose and followed him, and when he
got outside thedoor said, in voice which
was almost inarticuIate with anger:
"smith, are you going to apologize for
your behavior 30
Hullo" exclaimed Smith, laughing,
that's rather good-a sub OF three years
standing making a cool request like that
10 man fifteen years his seniorr'
Il don't care if you were fifty years
my senior retorted the young officer.
" You've behaved in a."
Stop, stop" cried old Smith, don't
go too far Let me have a word Come
TO my roSmsy'
Directly the docr was closed behind
them old Smith, without any preface,
said " Are you still in love with Oracle
Clough ?''
"of course | am replied Bob, in
amazement But what's the use of il,
now you've bolted with her? You've Ia
ken mean advantage of fellow. You
nave DenaVed ike a.
" Steady, lad, steady ~ interposed old
Smith, laying his hand gently ON the
shoulder of the excited youngster. 1t
is true I have taken her away, but |
only did so to enable me to do you good
turn. You are quite sure you love Gra-
Gle sufficiently to make her good hus-
band ?"
Why, Of course l do" replied Bob,
looking inquiringly in the face of the
elder officer. But | say, Smith, what
does this all mean !? What have you been
doing2"
We'll, have got your fathers consent
to your marriage with her, that's all :" re-
piled old Smith.
You have ~ gasped Bob Topsham.
" Do you mean to say that ven have Civ
en- her up to me ? You, who loved her as
much as / did ? You, whom I've been
slanging right and left for doing what l
thought was a mean action? Where is
Gracie?''
:" At her fathers, at my fathers house
replied Smith.
+" Her fathers and your fathers" re-
peated the young man. "Why, is she
your sister,"
Yes; she is my sister" replied old
Smith, MY father is poor country
parson. He couldn't afford to keep Gra-
Gle at home. She shuddered ut the no
ton of going out as a governess, so she
assumed another name and went into the
millinery business. didn't want it
known all over. the regiment that | had
sister in milliner's shop. That's all" :"
London Truth
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
The Snow Plant of the Sierra
Nevadas.

One of the most interesting products a
the Sierra Nevada Mountains isshe bean
tifll snow plant The scientific name i',F
this flower * 'Sgrpis osslysfs.ss. meanins
. bloo.is..l flsSh. lane u IL month 81
becoming. and Is can be found growing
in secluded spots in the mountains.
where the SNOW falls deepest in the win
ter, and where the grass grows thirsly
aud CASTS an anbroken shade- The plant
Itself Is from four to ten inehesin height
and i ofS bright scarlet color, intending
leaves and flowers. although the stem is
pink and white The flowers are attach
Ell close 10 the stem. and the leaves curl
upward and partially hide the flowers
from view. the whole being in the form Of
a cone. The leaves have delicate frost
ike edge, which makes them extremely
beautiful Every visitor Of this vicinity
always manages % secure one Of these
curioslfies to show 70 friends below.
How these plants grow Is net known -
bosanists. as there is neither seed nor
bulb. They are supposed 70 be parasite.
and cannot be propagated. Localities
where they are abundant one season may
not produce a single specimen the next.
4 beautiful Indian legend is connected
With the origin Of this flower. winch i u
the effect that once upon a time q lovely
Indian maiden died Of broken neart on
account Of faithiessness of her lover, that
her spirit sought refuge in the darkest
hooks in the forest, where sounds Of her
sobbing and wailing ara frequently heard
among the trees; that the tears she shei
are drops Of blood. and wherever one of
these touch the earth there springs up a
crimson plant
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Federal Constitutional Centen-
NAL.


The Centennial Anniversary Of the
adoption Of the Federal Constitution will
be celebrated at Philadelphia September
l5th-l7th by an elaborate trades process
sion, military AMI naval review. and 9TH
er appropriate ceremonies and festivities.
which viii ne participated in by the
President Of the United States and his
Cabinet. Al Of the Original Thirteen
a majority Of the other States and Terri
tories viii be represented by detachments
Of their national guard and By civic soci-
cites This viii undoubtedly be the
most notable demonstration that has Ia
ken place since theeentennial celebration
Of our national Independence. To &C.
eOmmo,iate persons desiring 70 visit
Philadelphia upon this occasion, the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets to Philadelphia
from all POINTS on us system Of lines, at
the rate Of one fare for the round trip.
From points east Of Ohio River erexeursion
tickets viii be sold from September 18th
to 18th inclusive, good for returning until
September 10th.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
VOL. XXXV1. NO. 12.
Pretty is Tha t Pretty Does.


The spider wears plain brown dress
And she Is steady spinner
To see her. quiet as a mouse.
Going about her silver house,
You would never. never, never guess
The way she gets her dinner
She looks as if no thought of i'll
In all her life had stirred her;
But while she moves with careful tread,
And while she spins her silken thread.
She is planning, planning, planning still
The way to do some murder
Ny child, who reads this simple lay
With eyes down dropped and tender,
Remember the old proverb says
That pretty is which pretty does,
And that worth does not go nor stay
For poverty nor spiendor.
lis not the house not the dress
That make the saint or sinner
To see the spider SIT and spin,
Shut with her webs Of silver in,
You would never, never. never guess
The way she gets her dinner
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

A pension is claimed by a Little Rock
woman on the ground of nervous debili-
ty produced by seeing wounded FEEDER
al soldiers leg amputated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

WHY viii you cough when Shiloh's
Cure win give immediate relief. Price,
10 cents, 80 cents, and 81. Sold by Geo.
w. Benford & Son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

SHILOHss Cararrh Remedy positive
cure for catarrh, diphtheria and canker
mouth. Sold by Geo. w. Benford q Son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

One Of our lawyers being asked a few
days since what contingent fee was.
said . II bring suit for you and lose
the ease, get nothing If win the suit
you get nothing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

A tight fit viii give corns on the feet
and the essence of corn viii give tight
fit to the head.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

If you need help to drive away thirst
get lemonade
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Is Life
Worth Living !?

That depends upon the
Liver. for if the Liver is in
active the whole system is
out of orsier-the breath il
bad, digestion poor, head duh
or aching, energy and hope
fulness gone, the spirits are
depressed, heavy weight
exists after eating, with gen.
eral despondencv and the
blues. The Liver isthe house
keeper of the health and
harmless simple remedy that
acts ike Nature, does not
constipate afterwards or re-
quire constant taking. does
not interfere with business
or pleasure during its use,
makes Simmons Liver Regu-
lator medical perfection.
have tested It's virtues personally. and know
that for Dyspepsia. biiiOusness and ThnOhbing
Headache IL = the best medicine Che world ever
saw Have tried forty other remedies before
simmons Liver Regulator, and none OF them gave
more chan temporary relief but the Regulator
n0l only relieved, bun cured.
Il H JoKEs. Macon, Ca
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

- J. KOOsKE5f, ,T-LAw
r. AILoA-'i-' Somerset, Pa
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-05
"Au, THESE AMEI.ICANs.n

a Good Story aud Good Character skotcl,
Glvon Together.
Rome letter n Chicago Eetes. u.
lhave MI old servant man who has been
in my services several years he can Meth.
or read nor write, was n common soldier,
carter, cobbler, by turns in biz young
days, then concierge or ioorkeepsr, and
has gradually worked himself to bis pres.
ent comfortable condition. Last nigh.
when he was serving my cena, or supper
| related to him n curious story had lust
heard oil al American md his wife who
ara among those who nod from Nice to
Rome last week. The husband had bsen
suffering for long while from lpingl
trouble, wuiuh made him helpless and
hediidGen. They camS from Nice to
Carlsbad this winter. During the earth.
9uakGB last week tho poor vile say with
terror the walls tf their room crumb.e
sway, her hus5snd's bed ia the centre OF
,nnbliug stones, bricks and thick cloud
Of dust. y. courae, she expscted the
shock slone would kill him. Grent was
her surprise, however, to see ths helpless
man leap suddenly from tho bed snd be.
gin to dress himself unalded. He Is now
walking about the streets Of Rome.
My old servant listened with great in.
terest to the story. This morning, when
passing through an ante.camera at the
foot OF the kitchen stairs, overheard him
repeating the story to bis wife with yerita.
bic dramatic passion. He stood where l
could see him without his seeing me.
When he came to the point where the
husband leaped out Of bed he set his
teeth, drew up his shoulders, and went
through the scene with marvellous power,
representing in action 90 we'll as in words
how fear acted upon the bed.ridden man,
ard wound up in his dialect Of the marshes
thus: .....,
at was either to bs killed or cured, I
think it would have killed an Italian, but
you see no Was an American! All, these
Americans! What energy they havel"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-05

sze OF strucure Front IS feet Side, 81 feet not in
Guiding front yeranda Size OF rooms: See door plans
Height Of stories: Cellar, feet; frat story, feet
INCHES; second story feet. Materials: Foundation,
brick wall first story capboards; second story shingles
gables shingles; roof shingles Cost: $O5O To $500
complete >''''N
The cost is figured from prices Of material and labor in
the tborhood Of New York city, December 1856 In
other localities and at different dates the cost will be
somewhat modified The publisher will be glad to ac.
quaint the intending builder with this modified cost at
any time.
Special esures low.cost cottage tina. can be built
on narrow lot.
The entrance hall has window and seat, and opens
into tho parlor by wide opening, where curtain may
be hung
The parlor has fireplace for gratis or fireplace
heater the latter would heat two bedrooms up stairs as
we'll Gs the psrlor.
The stairway is wide, well lighted and OF easy rse it
starts IRON the paor partly concealed by an arch where
curtain can be hung with good effect.
Good psntries are provided for the livingroom,
The second story has three bedrooms with closets.
scutse provides access to the attic where there ia
good storage room.
Cellar under the parlor.
The above design {caled No. 425) was furnished g for
publication by the Cooperative Building Plan Asso-
citation, large FIRM OF Architects doing business at l9l
Broadway. New York, who make specially Of country
and suburban work, being able TO furnish the drawings
and specifications for than three hundred different
designs, mostly Of low and moderate cost. They invite
correspondence from all intending builders however die.
tant They will send their latest publication (called
Shoppells Modern Houses No. 81 containing more than
fifty designs, on receipt ofsl.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-05
Universal buy word-Cash.


The reduction Of internal revenue and
the taking of OF revenue stamps from
Proprietary Medicines, no DOUBT has large
y benefited ths consumers, as well as re-
Loving the burden OF home manufacture
ers. Especially is this the case with
GREEN'S .Auyust Fioger and Boschce's Ger.
man Syrup, as the reduction OF thirty.six
cents per dozen, has been added to in
crease the size OF the bottlea containing
these remedies, thereby giving one.tiltL
more medicine in the rs cent size. The
august Flover for Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint, and the German Syrup for
Cough and LING troubles, have perhaps,
the largest sale Of any medicines in the
world. The advantage Of increaned size
OF the bottles will be greatly appreciated
by the sick and afflicted, in every town
and village in civilized countries. Sample
bottles for 10 cents remain the same size.